UNC varsity athletes say, ‘It gets better’

More than 30 student athletes from 10 different varsity sports teams echoed a simple but powerful phrase in a video released Tuesday.

“It gets better.”

The UNC Athletic Department sponsored the YouTube video, which is part of the national “It Gets Better” campaign that promotes anti-bullying and suicide prevention for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender teenagers.

Associate Athletic Communications Director Dave Lohse, who proposed producing the video, said it provides comfort to kids who are bullied.